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H. E. MOORE.

GATE.

No. 881,884. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

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HARVEY E. MOORE, OF LENA, OHIO.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,634, dated April 24.-, 1888.

Application tiled October 21, 1887. Serial No. 253,010. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that l, Hanvnv E. Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Lena, in the county f Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain vnew and useful Improve ments in Gates; and l do declare the follesr4 ing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art .to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speeilication.

rlhis invention relates to gates which are 5 supported on a hinged frame, so that the gate can be pushed back on the hinged frame for opening a small space for mounted or foot trav elers, or can be swung around to open the whole roadway for the passage of vehicles. The sag in the gate, which inevitably occurs in this class as woll as other kinds of gates, is taken up by the lramcvhieh is vertically adjustable at its outer end, and is held in its adjusted position by a suitable connection or connectionsinterposed between the inner and the outer har of the said frame which supports the gate.

My improvement relates, chiefly, to an improved means for holding the frame at an adjusted position, and which will permit the ready adjustment of the frame to take up sag in the gate, or to elevate the gate to allow small stock. to pass underneath.

The improvement consists in a clasp or grip 5 having lateral arms at different levels which embrace the outer end bar of the frame anda connection interposed between the clasp and the inner end bar of the frame, so that the weight of the frame and gate will cause the arms of the clasp to bind or grip the edges of the outer bar securely and support the frame.

The improvement further consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed,and shown in the annexed drawings, in which-e Figure 1 is a front view of a gate of my oonstruction embodying my invention, showing the adjustment of the same by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a side view of the gate-supporting frame, showing the operation of the clasp or grip by dotted lines; Fig. 3, a crossseotion of the outer bar of the frame just above the clasp about on the line XX of Fig. 2, and Fig. i is a perspective view ot the clasp or grip.

The posts A and A are located on opposite sides of the roadway, and have the gate B, of ordinary construction,arranged. between them and mounted on the frame O, hinged to the post A, so as to slide back and forth and swing open with the said frame. The frame G, eom posed of the inner bar, D,the outer bar, D,and the upper and lower cross-bars d, which are pivotally connected at their ends with the bars D and D', is hinged to the post A by the rightangled spikes e and the eyebolts E. The plate F, mounted on the upper bolt, E, and clamped between the edge of the bar D and the nut e', is apertured at its lower end to receive the end of the con necting-rod G,which carries the grip or clasp H at its other or lower end. The clasp or grip having the lateral arms 7i and it', which embrace the edges ofthe outer bar, D', has the end il? of the arm 1i bent in approxiA mately parallel with the arm la to embrace the bar D for preventing accidental displacement of the clasp or grip. The bar D'l is ont away at d to receive the end if, so that it can have a free movement; otherwise it would be interfered with by the rails of the gate. The arms h and h are located at difterentdistanoes from the point of connection between the clasp and the rod G in different vertical planes to embrace the sides of the bar D'. As the draft is upward on the c1asp,the arms 7i and It bite into and grip the bar D on its opposite edges. The arms it and It are located at diiterent levels to moderate their binding action, which is found to be too great when the arms are in the same plane, thereby imposing unnecessary strain upon the arms, which must be made that vmuch heavier to withstand the excessive strain.

By having the arms at different levels another important result is effected, as ample room is provided between them to permit their ready disengagement from the bar D when the outer end ofthe frame or the gate is tipped up.

The action of the grip or clasp is this: The weight of the frame and gate exerts a downward pressure on the outer end of the frame. and likewise on the outer end of the clasp, which is pivotally connected at its inner end with the rod G. The arm 7i', in friotionai contact A with the bar D', is carried down and turns the clasp, as 'it were, about its connection with the rod G and forces the arm h close against the opposite edge of bar D and clamps the said bar D firmly. When the bar D is elevated the reverse of the foregoing-described operation takes place. The arm h is lifted and turns the clasp in the opposite direction and A.

disengages the arm h from the bar D'. continued lift on bar D will cause it to slide between the arms of the clasp. Vhen the proper adjust-mentis made,the gate will beheld by the clasp as soon as the gate is left free.

The gate is supported on the rollers m and m on the bars D and D of the frame, over which it moves when sliding back and forth.

When slid back to its full limit, the gate balances and exerts no side draft on thehinges of the frame, and can be opened and closed with great ease. Vhen closed,the gate is held by thc hook-latch a engaging with the hook-catch 0, which holds the gate against a sliding or swinging movement.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

l. The combination, with the frame composed of an inner and an outer vertical bar relatively adjustable, substantially as shown,

and cross-bars pivotally connected at their ends with the said vertical bars, of the clasp H, having the end h of its upper shorter portion bent at right angles to bear against the innerside of one of the said vertical bars and the end h of its lower longer portionsimilarly bent to bear against the outer side of said bar, and the rod G, connecting the clasp With the other of the said "ertical bars, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, With the frame having vertical bars that are relatively adjustable, of 4o 

